IPL 2026: Rohit Sharma earns praise from Sunil Gavaskar after 84-run knock against LSG

In the IPL 2026 match against Lucknow Super Giants LSG Mumbai Indians MI emerged victorious by six wickets at the Wankhede Stadium in MumbaiDuring the match MIs stalwart Rohit Sharma delivered a knock of 84 runs off just 44 balls including six boundaries and seven maximumsSpeaking on his knock legendary Team India batsman Sunil Gavaskar feels that since the time Rohit was snubbed from the captaincy he seems to have focused on his battingI have been watching Rohit Sharma closely over the last year Ever since he was removed as captain in whiteball cricket and the IPL he has focused more on his batting He scored runs in the ODI series against Australia did well in home series and now he is doing the same in the IPL he said on Star SportsThe former India cricketer also feels that the righthanded batsman has been delivering impactful knocks for the Paltan despite not scoring many 80plus knocks He added that if Rohit continues to bat in that manner the Men in Blue and Gold could create problems in the playoff race for the other teamsIn the IPL he usually scores 400 to 500 runs a season but his knocks are often impactful He may not have many 80plus innings but his 40 to 50run starts give his team early momentum The change in his game is clear he now wants to bat deeper and leave a bigger impact In this 84run knock we saw all the typical Rohit Sharma shots The pull shot was on display Short balls disappeared into the stands Full deliveries were driven through the cover region He also lofted long off with ease Against leftarm spinner M Siddharth he played down the ground hitting against the turn We saw a focused Rohit Sharma against LSG said GavaskarIf he continues this form Mumbai Indians will hurt the playoff hopes of many teams in the remaining matches he addedIPL 2026 Mumbai Indians vs Lucknow Super Giants Match summaryMI chased 229 runs for the loss of four wickets in 184 oversThe opening pair of Rohit Sharma and Ryan Rickelton showcased an aggressive batting displayWicketkeeperbatsman Ryan Rickelton delivered a knock of 83 runs off just 32 balls including six boundaries and eight maximums Fellow opening batsman Rohit Sharma also registered 84 runs in 44 deliveries laced with six boundaries and seven maximumsTilak Varma departed after scoring 11 runs in 13 balls Skipper Suryakumar Yadav was also dismissed on 12 runs in seven balls including two boundariesNaman Dhir and Will Jacks stayed unbeaten Facing 12 balls Dhir scored 23 runs including three boundaries and a maximum whereas Jacks registered 10 runs in four balls with the help of a maximumLSGs Impact Player M Siddharth claimed two wickets by conceding 47 runs in four overs Mohsin Khan and Mohammed Shami also chipped in with one wicket eachEarlier having put to bat first Lucknow Super Giants LSG lost the early wicket of its opening batsman Josh Inglis on 13 runs in five balls including three boundaries Fellow opening batsman Mitchell Marsh departed after scoring 44 runs in 25 balls with the help of four boundaries and three maximumsSwashbuckling batsman Nicholas Pooran delivered a blistering knock of 63 runs His knock came in 21 balls and included a boundary and eight maximumsLater captain Rishabh Pant registered 15 runs in 10 balls including a boundary and a maximum Akshat Raghuwanshi was dismissed on 11 runs in seven balls including a maximum Aiden Markram and Himmat Singh stayed unbeaten Facing 25 balls Markram scored 31 runs including a boundary and a maximum whereas Himmar smashed 40 runs off 31 balls laced with two boundaries and the same number of maximums With this the Super Giants posted a total of 228 runs for the loss of five wickets in 20 oversMumbai Indians MI Corbin Bosch returned with the figures of two wickets for 20 runs in two overs Allah Ghazanfar Raghu Sharma and Will Jacks also bagged one wicket each Jasprit Bumrah and Deepak Chahar went wicketless in the IPL 2026 match against LSG